Music is a tool that can help create vibrant places or create challenges for planners. We'll show you how incorporating music policies at the beginning of a planning process leads to healthier, more equitable civic ecosystems.

Many historic places experience significant flooding caused by the obstruction of natural drainage paths, outdated sewage systems, and impervious surface coverage. Kansas City’s infamous Westport District is taking an unconventional, multidisciplinary, and (most importantly) feasible approach to alleviate flooding.

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. How can you use this tool effectively and responsibly? Experience generative AI’s potential for planning practice and hear how one U.S. city is already exploring its use.

Unlock your ability to create the future of urban planning in this webinar. Learn how to wield AI for image creation from simple text prompts, expanding your toolkit and transforming your ideas into visual realities.

Cities worldwide are actively innovating to advance equity, social justice, and resilience.  Using examples including Quito’s land value capture, Milan’s food policy procurement, Copenhagen’s flash flood strategy, and La Paz’ at-risk youth initiative, Nicholas YOU, director of the Guangzhou Institute, will draw lessons for peer learning.

This discussion promises an engaging exploration of dynamic shifts within urban parks, touching on community engagement, safety considerations, and equitable access. Attendees will gain valuable insight into planning for a changing mobility landscape in the urban parks of today.

As climate change disrupts historical weather patterns, uncertainty rules the day, especially about natural hazards. Learn about how exploratory scenario planning could help planners strike back by embracing adaptability and nimbleness in the face of uncertainty.

This interactive, self-paced training will equip planners with essential skills to navigate change and understand how future uncertainties may impact communities. Learn to use strategic foresight in planning to effectively imagine the future and plan for change.

This discussion will feature Dakota community members who helped to shape a mixed-use, transit-oriented development in Southeast Minneapolis. Their involvement shaped the building’s public art and design features, names, ownership structure, commercial uses, and more while honoring an endangered language.

Washington, DC’s historically industrial New York Avenue corridor is on the cusp of an exciting transition to a diverse, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood. Learn how the Office of Planning is applying design and data to spark dialogue about preparing for transformation.

In response to a worsening national housing crisis, Washington has been increasingly active on zoning and land use issues. From the Biden Administration’s Housing Action Plan to bipartisan congressional support for PRO Housing zoning reform grants, federal action has been increasing. Find out what’s happened and what’s coming next.

Join us for a session on Washington state’s new climate law and innovative program that promote long-term planning for climate change in local jurisdictions. Participants will learn about how states and their partners can nurture equitable climate action across communities.

Public spaces and activity levels are indicators of just living standards. This study used innovative engagement tools to assess a call for racial justice and equity and examines the modern impacts of the city’s historic segregation practices.

Just like the hit TV show "What Would You Do?", real-life ethical situations will be presented. Using interactive polling, pick what you would do. Come test your knowledge of the code and how you stack up against our panelists.

Discover innovative planning approaches with “What’s the Answer? Navigating Complex Data Successfully.” Learn from two case studies revealing strategies for data analysis and decision-making, equipping planners with the tools needed to steer through political landscapes, harness data, and unite stakeholders.

Our panelists tackle why the terms ‘diversity’, ‘equity’, and ‘inclusion’ are often taboo, particularly in conservative spaces. Discover strategies to reframe the conversation to build inclusive and fair cities.

Development in the West is complicated, but two communities along Northern Colorado’s Front Range have figured out how to share and realize their visions for future growth together!

You might mean what you write, but do you write what you mean? Learn how attention to civic clarity will help you produce better content by focusing on what audiences need to make decisions and participate in the planning process.

Consultants can provide you with specialized services, complete a project that city staff can't find the time to start or offer additional services without hiring additional full-time staff. Finding the right consultant can be tricky. However, a well-written RFP makes the task easier and leads to more successful projects. 

Headlines touted the pandemic biking boom, while the exodus to the suburbs hurt walkable downtowns. So how is the U.S. faring at increasing biking and walking activity?